diff --git a/rasa/core/brokers/broker.py b/rasa/core/brokers/broker.py
index 23d917a6de03..8dbc333f8e70 100644
--- a/rasa/core/brokers/broker.py
+++ b/rasa/core/brokers/broker.py
@@ -69,14 +69,16 @@ def _create_from_endpoint_config(
 
         broker = KafkaEventBroker.from_endpoint_config(endpoint_config)
     else:
-        broker = _load_from_module_string(endpoint_config)
+        broker = _load_from_module_name_in_endpoint_config(endpoint_config)
 
     if broker:
         logger.debug(f"Instantiated event broker to '{broker.__class__.__name__}'.")
     return broker
 
 
-def _load_from_module_string(broker_config: EndpointConfig,) -> Optional["EventBroker"]:
+def _load_from_module_name_in_endpoint_config(
+    broker_config: EndpointConfig,
+) -> Optional["EventBroker"]:
     """Instantiate an event broker based on its class name."""
     try:
         event_broker_class = common.class_from_module_path(broker_config.type)
diff --git a/rasa/core/interpreter.py b/rasa/core/interpreter.py
index 3b889708f875..d283aef27d24 100644
--- a/rasa/core/interpreter.py
+++ b/rasa/core/interpreter.py
@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@ def _create_from_endpoint_config(
     elif endpoint_config.type is None or endpoint_config.type.lower() == "http":
         return RasaNLUHttpInterpreter(endpoint_config=endpoint_config)
     else:
-        return _load_from_module_string(endpoint_config)
+        return _load_from_module_name_in_endpoint_config(endpoint_config)
 
 
-def _load_from_module_string(
+def _load_from_module_name_in_endpoint_config(
     endpoint_config: EndpointConfig,
 ) -> "NaturalLanguageInterpreter":
     """Instantiate an event channel based on its class name."""
diff --git a/rasa/core/lock_store.py b/rasa/core/lock_store.py
index b686a2dd0e27..e90a9623e689 100644
--- a/rasa/core/lock_store.py
+++ b/rasa/core/lock_store.py
@@ -247,15 +247,17 @@ def _create_from_endpoint_config(
     elif endpoint_config.type == "redis":
         lock_store = RedisLockStore(host=endpoint_config.url, **endpoint_config.kwargs)
     else:
-        lock_store = _load_from_module_string(endpoint_config)
+        lock_store = _load_from_module_name_in_endpoint_config(endpoint_config)
 
     logger.debug(f"Connected to lock store '{lock_store.__class__.__name__}'.")
 
     return lock_store
 
 
-def _load_from_module_string(endpoint_config: EndpointConfig) -> "LockStore":
-    """Given the name of a `LockStore` module tries to retrieve it."""
+def _load_from_module_name_in_endpoint_config(
+    endpoint_config: EndpointConfig,
+) -> "LockStore":
+    """Retrieve a `LockStore` based on its class name."""
 
     try:
         lock_store_class = common.class_from_module_path(endpoint_config.type)
diff --git a/rasa/core/nlg/generator.py b/rasa/core/nlg/generator.py
index 93e119f1210d..0f2d9ecc7b90 100644
--- a/rasa/core/nlg/generator.py
+++ b/rasa/core/nlg/generator.py
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ def _create_from_endpoint_config(
 
         nlg = TemplatedNaturalLanguageGenerator(domain.templates)
     else:
-        nlg = _load_from_module_string(endpoint_config, domain)
+        nlg = _load_from_module_name_in_endpoint_config(endpoint_config, domain)
 
     logger.debug(f"Instantiated NLG to '{nlg.__class__.__name__}'.")
     return nlg
 
 
-def _load_from_module_string(
+def _load_from_module_name_in_endpoint_config(
     endpoint_config: EndpointConfig, domain: Domain
 ) -> "NaturalLanguageGenerator":
     """Initializes a custom natural language generator.
diff --git a/rasa/core/tracker_store.py b/rasa/core/tracker_store.py
index 8fec5ae0e8dd..33ab6b024d5f 100644
--- a/rasa/core/tracker_store.py
+++ b/rasa/core/tracker_store.py
@@ -1057,14 +1057,16 @@ def _create_from_endpoint_config(
             domain=domain, event_broker=event_broker, **endpoint_config.kwargs
         )
     else:
-        tracker_store = _load_from_module_string(domain, endpoint_config, event_broker)
+        tracker_store = _load_from_module_name_in_endpoint_config(
+            domain, endpoint_config, event_broker
+        )
 
     logger.debug(f"Connected to {tracker_store.__class__.__name__}.")
 
     return tracker_store
 
 
-def _load_from_module_string(
+def _load_from_module_name_in_endpoint_config(
     domain: Domain, store: EndpointConfig, event_broker: Optional[EventBroker] = None
 ) -> "TrackerStore":
     """Initializes a custom tracker.